Shadow Elite Series by Maddie Wade

Born into a life of privilege and title, Bram “Bein” McCullum is the son of a Scottish Laird. Yet the deference and rules he has lived by his entire life feel like a straitjacket compared to the wild feeling in his heart that seeks freedom and the cool bite of purpose. When an incident with his family ends in his arrest, he feels his life is over—until a mysterious man offers him hope and a future he yearns for... moreBorn into a life of privilege and title, Bram “Bein” McCullum is the son of a Scottish Laird. Yet the deference and rules he has lived by his entire life feel like a straitjacket compared to the wild feeling in his heart that seeks freedom and the cool bite of purpose. When an incident with his family ends in his arrest, he feels his life is over—until a mysterious man offers him hope and a future he yearns for. With ten years of military service under his belt, he retires from the Army and takes his place in the Shadow Elite. With his life everything he ever wanted it to be he can’t understand the nagging doubt in his heart until he meets the wild Irish Mafia Princess who could be his destruction.Aoife Doyle grew up as the princess of her father’s Irish Mafia reign but when he offers her hand in marriage to a man she hates, to forge the bonds that will stabilise his power, she runs. Fleeing her life and everything she knows Aoife finds herself in a tiny Welsh town with no money or food. Taking a job at a local pub she begins to put her life back together and regain some of her hard-won control. When a sexy man with a deep brogue and eyes she could drown in walks into her pub, she knows she’s in trouble, their chemistry is off the charts and the heart wants what the heart wants.Just as Bram and Aoife are making a path for themselves the worst happens and the happiness they’d found is destroyed in a bloody carnage. Bram must now fight like never before to save the woman who makes him whole and holds his heart in her hands, but outside forces want only his death.Will they survive the fallout, and will the prince finally get his princess? less

Sabine ‘Snow’ Goubert grew up thinking that all families were like hers. She had a mother who’d abandoned her for the sake of her political career, and a father who’d taught her that deception was love. Then she meets the operatives of Shadow Elite and is drawn into a team that would give her the family and values she craved. Finding out she shares a niece with the cold and ruthless Judge Alexander is a blessing and a curse... moreSabine ‘Snow’ Goubert grew up thinking that all families were like hers. She had a mother who’d abandoned her for the sake of her political career, and a father who’d taught her that deception was love. Then she meets the operatives of Shadow Elite and is drawn into a team that would give her the family and values she craved. Finding out she shares a niece with the cold and ruthless Judge Alexander is a blessing and a curse.As a highly respected judge, Sebastian Alexander has it all—a niece he adores, a job he loves, and more money than he’ll ever be able to spend. But his handsome façade and perfect life hides a terrible secret. Appointed guardian of his six-year-old niece when her mother dies, he vows to uncover the truth about her death and the lies told by the people who should have loved her. When he hires a beautiful nanny to take care of his charge, he thinks his life will get easier, but with every look that passes between him and his new employee, he knows the need to possess her and see if she tastes as good as she looks is a losing battle. As she goes undercover to get to know her niece, she soon realises that the truth is never simple, and Sebastian isn’t as evil as she thought he was. Instead, he’s a sexy devil she can’t resist. As secrets and lies are exposed and people start to die around them, the only way for them to face the past is to confront the present and have the courage to rush headlong into the future. less

Protect the woman who shot him and left him for dead or turn his back on the only woman he has ever loved?MI5 turned the boy, who’d lost not only his birth parents, but his adopted family, into a man feared by his enemy. Meeting fellow MI5 agent Charlie Winter and falling in love had been easy, moving on from the betrayal of his sweet, sexy wife shooting him and leaving him for dead had him wanting to give up and finish what she’d started and end his life... moreProtect the woman who shot him and left him for dead or turn his back on the only woman he has ever loved?MI5 turned the boy, who’d lost not only his birth parents, but his adopted family, into a man feared by his enemy. Meeting fellow MI5 agent Charlie Winter and falling in love had been easy, moving on from the betrayal of his sweet, sexy wife shooting him and leaving him for dead had him wanting to give up and finish what she’d started and end his life.Approached by the enigmatic leader of Shadow Elite to join the secret organisation tasked with the ending the biggest threats to peace and security, Bishop grasps at the chance for a new life and dragged the pieces of himself back together with the help of his friends at Shadow. His newfound peace is put at risk though when his ex-wife reaches out for his help.The nightmare of grief and guilt Charlie lives with daily is almost suffocating in its weight, but nothing compared to missing the man she’ll love until her dying breath. Moving on without him after how she’d betrayed him to protect him, feels impossible. But with no other choice, she’s tried to build a life without Noah.After a call from her sister saying she’s in trouble, Charlie reaches out to the only man she’s ever been able to count on. Begging for his help, even as he looks at her with the expected hatred and pain, is salt in her wounded heart. What does surprise her is still seeing the tiniest flicker of the love they had once shared in his eyes.Working together to bring down the man who’s kidnapped her pregnant sister poses challenges Charlie never expected. It also forces her and Noah to examine the wreckage of their marriage and face up to a loss neither of them can talk about.Just as it seems hope for a future is within their grasp, a twist of fate and a sacrifice rips it from Noah’s hands and leaves him helpless once more as he now races to save the woman he still loves.With the help of their friends, can Noah and Charlie find a happy ever after or is that just not on the cards for people like them? less